Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-05
EssNM WARRINGTON.
Special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETr
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5, 1887.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3, 1887.
The thirty days during which by law
nominations made during The recess OF the
Senate must be sent to that body in order
to DE acted upon have expired, but still the
nomination OF Mr.. Manning for U. S. minis
ter to Mexico has not been heard Of. Pulque
is o. dangerous thing Cor Americans to fool
with.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has recon-
mended an appropriation Of $50 900 for the
Washington monument at Wakefield, West
moreland county, Va, and for the improve
ment of the approaches thereto, including
wharf.
Ii is stated at the Office OF the internal
revenue bureau here that when the Alex
andria distillery is in operation the revenue
derived from it amounts 10 larger sum
than that from all the other disti!!erleS IN
the State combined.
The Senate to day was engaged in the
discussion of a resolution Of inquiry concern
ipp the effects of the Thurman bill and OF
the proposed bill for extending the bonded
term of the Pacific Railroad lean. The
House heard speech on The bill making
the Erie canal government property, aud
then took up the Indian appropriation bill.
Representative Brady, cue of the only
two Virginia representatives not interview
ed Yesterday by the GAzErrEa correspond
ent on the subject of the Cluverius case,
said to-day he thought Ciuve!ius was guilty
and should be hanged because be had fail
ed to account for himself on the night Of
the murder.
Representative Cabell says he and Mr..
Randall have had some talk about the prop
osition to remove the internal revenue tax
on tobacco and fruit brandy, and that II
that proposition can be brought before the
House he is confident it will pass He says
all the Virginia members will vote for it
and better had.
Senator Riddeberger has not yet arrived
but is expected toward the close Of the
week. Senator Brown, of Georgia, is ex'
pected to night.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Mitchell, Of
PENNSYLVANIA, from the committee on pen
sions, reported bill giving q pension Of
81 600 year to the widow of General Lo-
gau. Mr.. Coke, of Texas, Directing, the
bll had to 90 over General Malone intro
duced the old bill to reimburse Baltimore
aud certain States, including Virginia, for
money advanced the Government in the
war of 1912. General Malone also had the
bill for changing the site Of the proposed
public building at Abingdon, Virginia, re-
committed to the committee on public
buildings. This bill has passed the House
but was amended by General Malone in the
Senate. Ii is Supposed that he wants to
strike out his amendment SO that the bill
will not have TO run its chance of going
through the House again. General Malone
also presented resolutions of the city council
at Roanoke for au appropriation for Stanton
river.
The hame OF the postoffice at Somerset
Station, in Orange county, on the Virginia
Midland railroad, has been changed from
Embrey to Somrset.
Among the nominations sent by the President
to the Senate to-day were the following for Vir
pinia: George Booker. to be postmaster at Folt
ress Monroe and T. d. Jennings, to be postmaster
at Lynchburg. People here to-day from Lynch
burg say that while Mr.. Jennings will make an
excellent postmaster, his appointment is not a
popular one. In talking about this nomination
this morning Virginia democratic congressman
said that in the older and better days of the party
the offices in congressmans district were consid-
cred his owr aud it was expected that he would
give them to his personal friends and that there was
then none OF the fuss that necessarily attends the
new system of giving the offices according to the
size of petitions upon the recommendation of
others, or by competitive examinations. Such
system, he said was inherently provocative of DIS
putes. wrangles sni i'll feeling, and the sooner
the old one was restored the better.
it is understood at The rooms Of the House Ju-
dietary Committee that the first bill that will
probably be reported by that committee. will be